Socks

Small change adds up. You know that because, despite all the modern conveniences of plastic, you wind up with tons of loose change around the house. I usually scoop it up and put it into a sock where eventually my grandchildren discover this hidden “treasure.” This got me thinking: what if everyone collected their Sock Money and donated it to working families in need in our community?

What can that spare change do? A lot.

If 500 people can pledge $25 a month for one year, Family PASS can help 33 families facing homelessness.

Business Cares

Family PASS is asking the Business community to step up and help us provide emergency housing and basic services for families in our community facing homelessness.

A Successful Strategy

Family Pass spends about $4500 per family to avoid eviction or help them find housing and get them into programs and classes that will stabilize their families. The difference between having a home and homelessness is a living wage. We work with families to help set goals that include education and job skills training – key tools needed to break the cycle of chronic financial stress that low income working poor families in Fairfax face daily. Our small investment in these families has a huge payoff in terms of keeping families out of shelters, keeping children in their own homes, in their own schools, and with their friends.

Here is the Family PASS Sock Challenge.

We ask you to consider taking that loose change and converting it into a pledge of $25 a month for 12 months — or whatever you can afford each month. But please try to make it a 12 month commitment. If it’s easier for you, write one check for what that total for the year would be.